The 509 Crime Stories Books in Order

Sheriff Tom Jessup follows a suspicious death beyond his county and into a Spokane double murder. Four investigators pursue overlapping cases while mistrust, departmental politics and distance threaten their ability to connect the killings before the murderer acts again.

Returning to work after a personal loss, Detective Dallas Nash receives an old murder case with a connection to his youth. A fresh body found in the snow adds another investigation, leaving him to pursue two killers while struggling with grief.

Detectives Quinn Delaney and Marci Burkett investigate a finance blogger's death and uncover deception beneath an apparent accident. A helpful friend interferes with their work, while Quinn's own concealed weakness threatens his career and the search for the killer.

Random attacks on men wearing business suits spread fear through a city, leaving police uncertain how to respond. Beneath the apparent campaign against privilege lies a more specific target, a man whose hidden past may determine how he fights back.

Detective James Morgan leads a task force against a California gang expanding into eastern Washington. Respected by colleagues and feared by criminals, he is willing to bend the law, creating a conflict between protecting the community and the methods he uses.

An assortment of Spokane residents face violence and dangerous decisions in this short-story collection. A failed drug theft, a missing daughter, a risky neighborhood game and a police officer's unlawful search reveal different corners of the city's criminal life.

Stories set in eastern Washington follow people caught in murder, concealment and violent consequences. A husband protecting his wife, contract killers, prisoners and a traveling serial murderer reveal the region through the choices of those confronting its darkest moments.

Detective Dallas Nash investigates the killing of a violent pimp despite weak evidence and widespread pressure to stop. With few people interested in justice for the victim, he must decide how firmly his duty applies to a man who harmed others.

Retired soldier and police volunteer Ray Christy collects a lost wallet belonging to a woman who drowned the previous day. Its unexplained journey makes him suspect murder, and official reluctance to reopen the case pushes him toward investigating for himself.

A fatal shooting at an illegal club leads Detective Shane McAfee toward a similar case across jurisdictional lines. Competing police teams withhold information while more people die, forcing him to seek cooperation before departmental rivalry lets a murderer escape.

Detective Dallas Nash investigates a murder victim whose past includes an accusation of a serious crime. The killing may be delayed revenge or an unrelated encounter, and separating those possibilities forces him to examine the lasting consequences of earlier conduct.

Gang leader Tremaine Brown survives an ambush that throws his criminal world into chaos. With unidentified attackers and pursuing police closing in, he searches for an ally who can help him discover what happened before the night becomes his last.

An online performer witnesses a distant client's murder during a private session, then fears the killer will find her. Property Crimes detective Damien Truscott takes her account seriously, uncovering fraud and betrayal while trying to protect a witness others dismiss.

A homeless encampment obstructing a planned freeway becomes the center of neighborhood anger and political pressure. Nearby burglaries and a business owner's murder intensify the conflict, leaving Spokane detectives to find the culprits before suspicion turns into wider violence.

A thief discovers a disturbing secret, a father and son carry suspicious cargo and an employee's betrayal brings unexpected consequences. These eastern Washington crime stories follow people whose efforts to profit, escape or start over place them in dangerous circumstances.

A former apartment handyman is murdered while covering graffiti, reopening years of resentment toward his conduct. Detectives Quinn Delaney and Marci Burkett follow competing grudges and uncertain connections, seeking justice for a victim whose neighbors have little reason to mourn.

Rodney McCready wants membership in a powerful crime family and commits a terrible act to prove his loyalty. Protecting that secret draws him among treacherous allies, hostile enemies and federal investigators, leaving him unsure whether he is valued or expendable.

A murder in a gated community is overshadowed by another major crime, leaving detectives Andrew Parker and Jessie Johnson short of support. Neighborhood rumors and old resentments complicate their effort to discover who killed a man few residents appear to miss.

Gianna Rucker's murder follows a meeting with a stranger, but her own secrets may hold the explanation. Detective Heather Newberry finds no forced entry or obvious struggle and must determine who gained access to a home where the killer took time.

A missing woman's body exposes fractures beneath the image of her successful marriage. Quinn Delaney and fellow detectives navigate contradictory accounts and hidden motives while political officials compete to protect their reputations, threatening to overshadow the investigation itself.

After seventeen years in prison, Joseph Messer wins parole, but the warden demands one final piece of information before letting him go. Release offers no clean beginning as the secrets that kept him useful inside continue to endanger him outside.